The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

They are doing so with a slew of anti-trans bills; so many, in fact, that the Human Rights Campaign and many others are calling 2021 the worst year for trans rights in recent history. The post TEACHER VOICE: Our schools are not equipped to teach transgender students appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Teaching 114

Teaching Human Rights High School History 114

ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. And I think it really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. This innovative approach has been working for well over 10 years.

K-12 141

K-12 Education Human Rights EdTech 141

Zinn Education Project

JULY 15, 2024

The series, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is focused on six themes that are at the heart of SNCC’s history of grassroots organizing: the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender, freedom teaching, and art and culture in movement building.

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Museum Human Rights Tradition History 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2022

After the Supreme Court announced its decision, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued a statement saying that any private, religious school receiving public dollars would be required to adhere to the anti-discrimination provisions found within the state’s Human Rights Act.

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Private School Human Rights Advocacy Public School 23

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And nowhere is this conversation more relevant than in K-12 education, where AI holds the promise of revolutionizing how teachers teach and students learn. The new European Union Artificial Intelligence Act categorizes AI-enabled technologies based on the risk they pose to the health, safety and human rights of users.

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K-12 EdTech Government Human Rights 120

ED Surge

APRIL 17, 2023

And human rights groups and regulators have also raised alarms about the vulnerability posed by invasive surveillance tech and school mishandling of data. Further, teachers should also be conscientious when considering if a new edtech product actually adds legitimate value to teaching, he says.

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K-12 EdTech Human Rights Professional Development 128

Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In a world where AI and automation are transforming industries left and right, it’s becoming more obvious that our education systems need to catch up. Taking a closer look at the data, it’s clear that many of the roles with the lowest risk of automation are all about human connection and creativity.

Teaching 59

Teaching Critical Thinking Leadership Cultures 59

ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

A natural human reaction is to defend, to protect and to guard—which translates into “hardening” schools. Teach SEL Skills Socio-emotional learning is demonstrated to help reduce violence and make schools safer. Let’s invest in teaching our children how to love. On May 24, the unfathomable happened.

Human Rights 107

Human Rights Humanities Elementary School Middle School 107

ED Surge

JUNE 3, 2022

In schools, teachers deploying edtech could be freed up from routine tasks such as grading papers, which technology could do automatically, allowing teachers more time to focus on the creative and interpersonal aspects of teaching students.

EdTech 125

EdTech Human Rights History Humanities 125

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

Students need to be able to express themselves; the freedom to do so is not only a question of their intellectual development but also one of human rights. Students need to be able to express themselves; the freedom to do so is not only a question of their intellectual development but also one of human rights.

Human Rights 75

Human Rights Charter School Humanities Tradition 75

Pedagogy to Share

MAY 17, 2023

From the European Wergeland Centre , Marianne Haug spoke about educating for democracy and human rights. ” After discovering our pairs and small groups in surprising ways, we brainstormed what teaching and learning mean today. Where do teaching and learning take place? What has changed? Who are the teachers?

Education 130

Education Pedagogy Cultures Teaching 130

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The story of a fictional little girl named Heather with two moms enraged conservative families , who were dead-set against a Rainbow curriculum that included teaching social issues in classrooms. So here we are again, with echoes of the Scopes trial a century ago when Tennessee tried to ban the teaching of evolution.

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Library Social Justice History Psychology 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Covington County Superintendent Babette Duty chalks those cases up to human error. Certainly, as long as human beings are running schools, you’re going to have that possibility,” she said, adding that the goal is to have policies and procedures in place that uphold the law and protect kids, while keeping parents informed. “I didn’t know.”.

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Elementary School Public School High School Government 145

ED Surge

MAY 2, 2022

Taken to the extreme, when edtech willfully makes product decisions that are not in the best interest of educators and their students, it only serves to contribute to the brokenness of a system that too often fails at providing the basic human right of education to learners across the world.

EdTech 107

EdTech Education Human Rights Leadership 107

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

My experience designing and teaching this unit was a powerful reminder to me of why I teach what I teach and how I teach. I teach at a small liberal arts college. Most often, when I teach chemistry, I simplify it into a digestible form so that new concepts can be interpreted by students. And he’s right.

Civics 82

Civics Human Rights Humanities Teaching 82

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Right now, Nebraska has a pretty typical assessment system. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. He already introduced the ACT as the state test for high school students.

Human Rights 90

Human Rights Tradition Humanities High School 90

ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development. It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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EdTech Education Library Project-Based Learning 114

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The class was about human rights, and the teacher, Amanda Marzan, was in her first year of teaching in New York City. In Room 522C, the second smallest in the school, where twenty-five tenth graders sat knee to knee at small tables, we had the richest discussions.

Human Rights 89

Human Rights High School Public School Humanities 89

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Her research examines the conditions for justice during internal armed conflict, human rights prosecutions, transitional justice in post-communist Eastern European states, gender equality in post-conflict settings, and justice efforts in democracies. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

Sociology 52

Sociology Museum Political Science Social Justice 52

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Emily’s student-driven and interest-based approach to teaching promotes the engagement and determination necessary for supporting real-world projects like this one. For example, Jeb and his colleague, Jen Anderson, are currently teaching Of Mice and Men through the lens of human rights.

Project-Based Learning 77

Project-Based Learning K-12 Human Rights Middle School 77

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

We felt the pulse, the affective reality of what US funds support, teach, and hope for: communal destruction for economic profit. We peeled ourselves out of the plastic chairs and community members made a triumphant effort to teach us awkward, shy gringos how to dance.

Human Rights 59

Human Rights Anthropology Government Humanities 59

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory. Others separate out Israel as a legal issue or a human rights issue. . — Education Secretary Betsy Devos at the Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House. Photo: Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire. Most of the students aren’t Jewish.

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Ancestry History Human Rights Tradition 73

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

The editors stress that they do not want to teach students what to think or “how their teachers think their parents should vote.” We cannot teach what we do not know. We must reframe the teaching of U.S. Rather, they aspire to “create a learning community that models and thinks hard about values of justice and empathy.”.

History 75

History Elementary School Library Civics 75

Political Science Now

AUGUST 30, 2024

Prior to joining APSA in 2007, Mealy taught at Wellesley College in the Political Science Department from 2003-2006, where she offered courses in American politics and Black Politics, and advised students on careers and postgraduate studies as a teaching fellow and a Visiting Assistant Professor.

Political Science 69

Political Science Leadership Advocacy Human Rights 69

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Their research and teaching focuses on the intersections of climate justice and queer liberation, environmental justice, and social movements. They have published in Energy Research & Social Science and AAPI Nexus and contributed to Edward Elgar’s A Research Agenda for Human Rights edited volume. They received their M.A.

Political Science 55

Political Science Human Rights Social Science Humanities 55

Political Science Now

AUGUST 15, 2024

Dr. Loonat’s dedication to teaching excellence is exemplified by multiple teaching awards at Skagit Valley College. She is a Fulbright Scholar, International Peace Scholar, recipient of the Associated Federation of Teacher’s Cesar Chavez Human Rights award, and one of University of London’s 2022 Contemporary Woman Philosophers.

Political Science 50

Political Science Social Justice Human Rights Government 50

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2018

College Track shares my belief, and my culture’s belief, that education is a fundamental human right. Leave this field empty if you're human: All of this is coming full circle now that my college diploma is almost in hand. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

Social Justice 75

Social Justice Human Rights Humanities Cultures 75

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 103

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 APSA awards ! DISSERTATION AWARDS Gabriel A.

Political Science 63

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving 63

Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

Embed from Getty Images In addition to Freedom Schools, the civil rights activists (most in their late teens or early 20s) organized a Freedom Theater ; a Medical Committee for Human Rights ; a legal committee ; a motor fleet ; primary elections; a WATTS communication line; a system of daily check-ins to ensure everyone was safe; and much more.

Human Rights 52

Human Rights History Tradition Humanities 52

Political Science Now

APRIL 9, 2025

There is currently a concerted effort at the local, state, and federal levels of government to undermine, discredit, and discourage those tasked with teaching and studying black politics. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship.

Civic Engagement 38

Civic Engagement Civics Economics Professional Development 38

Civics U

JANUARY 27, 2022

These systems will be reviewed by generally applying the rubrics of government power and elections; property and economics; and human rights. The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 2020 report on Russia’s human rights practices identifies a number of “significant human rights issues”.

Civics 40

Civics Human Rights Government Humanities 40

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In a course on African Politics , students created new articles on Voting rights in Nigeria as well as Child soldiers in Uganda. They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia. Helaine is responsible for mentoring the instructors who teach Wikipedia classroom assignments.

Political Science 52

Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

Geogramblings

APRIL 18, 2023

A piece of poetry performed at the Geographical Association Annual Conference 2023 TeachMeet titled ‘#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs (The Power of Geography Voice)’ The full TeachMeet recording with a range of teaching ideas and thoughts for the Geography teacher can be found on YouTube here.

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Geography Humanities Cultures Human Rights 52

Transcending Pedagogy

JANUARY 3, 2024

It became a game-changer for my personal teaching and what I bring to my Department to explore. I’m mid-unit, mid-Cli-fi book club-based unit, and I’m falling down the rabbit holes inevitable in my teaching pedagogy. one of my core teaching values. But the session – well…BOOM.

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Pedagogy Human Rights Teaching Humanities 52